Learning path to Production planning

Organizational Structures

  • Plant
  • Storage location
  • MRP controller: it is assigned to a material master 
  • Capacity planner: it should evaluate work center capacity. It is assigned to a work center header
  • Production scheduler: Plant level, assignment to the production schedule profile.
    • A production scheduling profile to a:
      • Material (Work Scheduling screen in material master)
      • Production supervisor (Customizing)
  •  Calendar, Factory calendar

Master data

Material master 

Material types: FERT

Bill of a material 

  • BOM usage,
  • Material types allowed for a header and for a component level.
  • BOM status 
  • History req. for BOM
  • Item category in BOM
    • Stock item, Non-stock ( to be procured externally ),  Variable size, Text item, Intra material ( temp. usage in process industry )
  • BOM explosion type 
  • BOM selection ( OS31: Production, then Sales ... )

Work center 

  • Work center category  ( OP40 ): Link to the production type 
  • Field selection 
  • Standard value key
    • Parameter - Formula - Work center 
  • Location group:  group work centers by place, transport time matrix 
  • Control key: which functions..

Routing

Set of operations (OPEB)

Master recipe ( Like a Routing )

Resource ( Like a work center )


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